competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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choke
verb
- To interfere with or stop the normal breathing of, especially by constricting the windpipe: strangle, throttle. See
breath
- To stop the breathing of: asphyxiate, smother, stifle, suffocate. See
breath
- To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check. Also used with back: burke, gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle.
Informal: sit on or
upon
. See
restraint
- To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container: block, clog, close, congest, cork, fill, plug, stop. See
full
- To be unsuccessful: fail, fall through.
Informal: fall down, flop.
Slang: bomb.
Idioms:
fail of success, fall short. See
thrive
phrasal verb
choke off
- To bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight: crush, extinguish, put down, quash, quell, quench, squash, squelch, suppress.
Idiom:
put the lid on. See
continue, win
noun
- Something used to fill a hole, space, or container: cork, fill, plug, stop, stopper. See
full
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